Oversight
VA cited for excessive conference spending and ‘weak’ leadership
CHCO steps down after probe into two conferences costing more than $6.1 million.
Management
5 Tips for Watching the Debates
A few ways to enhance your viewing experience and get the most substance from the debates.
Management
Defense contractors diversify while eying sequestration
Charleston, S.C., companies would be hard hit but say adjustments are under way.
Defense
Top Veterans Affairs HR exec resigns ahead of IG report
Auditors find misconduct and misuse of taxpayer dollars at two 2011 conferences.
Defense
Paul Ryan won't call for U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice to resign
Vice presidential candidate says not enough facts are known about Rice's information on Libya.
Nextgov
Agencies can’t bar feds from joining suspect foreign firms
Chinese telecom giant Huawei is grabbing former U.S. officials to gain market access.
Nextgov
Happy birthday, NASA! Here's what might have happened if you were never born
Our space program almost ended up under the control of the Atomic Energy Committee and the precursor to DARPA.
Nextgov
GSA not properly tracking its cloud transition, report finds
IG’s audit criticizes CIO for not monitoring progress of migration.
Management
What is All This Talk About Innovation?
It's an overused buzzword--and it's more important than ever.
Pay & Benefits
Thrift Savings Plan funds stay in black
All TSP funds post positive returns for second consecutive month.
Nextgov
What do Smokey Bear, traveling feds and children have in common? Their own federal apps.
Three experts offer up some advice for government application developers.
Management
Science: Watching Animal Videos Could Make You a Better Employee
And the more adorable the critter, the better.
Defense
Suicide bomber kills 14 as Afghanistan continues to deteriorate
On Sunday, the number of American deaths since the start of the war 11 years ago, reached 2,000.
Pay & Benefits
Obama makes pay freeze extension official
President signs into law six-month continuing resolution to avoid government shutdown.
Defense
What Congress faces on Defense in the lame duck
Parties may be starting to agree on an approach to halt next year's cuts.
Management
Postal Service defaults on payment to Treasury
Congress has punted on the question of a solution until after the election.
Defense
After 2,000 deaths, politicians debate U.S. future in Afghanistan
A suspected insider attack claimed the life of an American soldier Sunday.
Oversight
Play of the Day -- Romney on Letterman?
The Late Show's offer still stands for the candidate.
Oversight
USPS advised to delay facility closures
Initiative won’t save as much as projected, PRC determines.
Pay & Benefits